The Trouble With iPods

[O]ur exposure to different types of music, and hence our musical
literacy, has certainly expanded, but perhaps at a cost. As Daniel
Levitin has pointed out, passive listening has largely replaced active
music-making. Now that we can listen to anything we like on our iPods,
we have less motivation to go to concerts or churches or synagogues,
less occasion to sing together. This is unfortunate, because
music-making engages much more of our brains than simply listening.

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